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CES Is a Playground—and a Warning
CES wrapped up its biggest day, and no surprise—AI stole the spotlight. Nvidia launched new chips. Unitree showed off humanoid bots doing squats. And Segway rolled out a lawnmower with computer vision. All cool stuff. But for my peeps trying to keep a real-world business afloat? Most of this is sizzle with no steak. What…
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Layoffs, AI, and the Hollowing Out of the Middle
Another day, another round of layoffs—Starbucks, Microsoft, Wayfair, and even parts of Meta. And the common thread? “Strategic restructuring to align with AI initiatives.” Translation: we’re replacing folks with machines. Now, I’m not anti-AI. I’ve automated enough cron jobs and scripts to know the power of good tooling. But let’s not pretend this shift is…
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AI Agents Are Coming for the Interface Itself
So here’s the latest: OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic are all gunning to replace the browser. Not with a new app, but with AI agents that do the work for you. Want to book a flight? You won’t open a dozen tabs comparing prices—you’ll tell your agent what you need, and it’ll handle it. Same with…
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CES 2025 Shows Off the Future—But Are We Building for Real Life or Just the Wow Factor?
CES wrapped its opening week in Vegas with a flood of flashy reveals—AI-infused phones, rollable laptops, earbuds with live translation, and a tidal wave of “intelligent” everything. From Xiaomi’s slick new flagship to Lenovo’s solar-powered Yoga concept, the show floor looked like a playground for the future. But if you’ve worked in tech as long…
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Richmond’s Water Crisis—Infrastructure’s Dirty Secret Hits Home
On January 6, the city of Richmond, Virginia, went dry—literally. A deep freeze triggered a malfunction and flooding at a major water treatment facility, cutting off water to the entire city and parts of the surrounding counties. No water to drink, cook, or flush. Just silence from the tap. The kind of thing most folks…
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Winter Storm Wallops the Central U.S.—Time to Rethink Resilience, Not Just Redundancy
A brutal winter storm slammed into the central U.S. this week, bringing heavy snow, freezing rain, and bone-snapping temps that put infrastructure—and business continuity—on ice. Flights were grounded, delivery routes froze solid, and power grids in a few spots got real twitchy. For most folks, this was a weather story. But for those of us…